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    JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
    Guided by Lockheed Martin pilots Mike Barton (left) and Allen Reeves (right) NC Governor Bev Perdue flies the F-35 Lightning II simulator at Carolinas Historic Aviation museum in Charlotte. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
    Guided by Lockheed Martin pilots Mike Barton (left) and Allen Reeves (right) NC Governor Bev Perdue flies the F-35 Lightning II simulator at Carolinas Historic Aviation museum in Charlotte. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
    NC Governor Bev Perdue flies the F-35 Lightning II simulator at Carolinas Historic Aviation museum in Charlotte. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
    Guided by Lockheed Martin pilot Allen Reeves NC Governor Bev Perdue flies the F-35 Lightning II simulator at Carolinas Historic Aviation museum in Charlotte. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
    Guided by Lockheed Martin pilots Mike Barton (right) and Allen Reeves (left) NC Governor Bev Perdue flies the F-35 Lightning II simulator at Carolinas Historic Aviation museum in Charlotte. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
    The pilot's eye view of the cockpit of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II at Carolinas Historic Aviation museum in Charlotte. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
    Lockheed Martin's Danny Conroy talks about the F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter at Carolinas Historic Aviation museum in Charlotte. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
    NC governor Bev Perdue talks about the F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter and the jobs it brings to the state at Carolinas Historic Aviation museum in Charlotte. JEFF WILLHELM - jwillhelm@charlotteobserver.com
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    Andy Wolfe -
    The Navy version of the F-35, with a larger wing and tail. Lockheed Martin Photo by Andy Wolfe
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    Matt Short -
    F-35 Lightning II version for the US Air Force. Photo by Matt Short.
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    Matt Short -
    F-35 Lightning II version for the US Air Force. Photo by Matt Short.
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    Darin Russell -
    F-35 Lightning II version for the US Air Force. Photo by Darin Russell.
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    Andy Wolfe -
    The short takeoff version of the F-35, for the Marine Corps. Lockheed Martin Photo by Andy Wolfe.
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    Andy Wolfe -
    The short takeoff version of the F-35, making a vertical landing. Lockheed Martin Photo by Andy Wolfe.
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    Michael D Jackson -
    The short takeoff version of the F-35, for the Marine Corps. Lockheed Martin Photo by Michael D. Jackson.
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    Phaedra Loftis -
    The Navy version of the F-35. Photo by Phaedra Loftis.
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    Layne Laughter -
    The Navy version of the F-35, steam catapult launch tests. Photo by Layne Laughter.
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    Michael D. Jackson -
    Navy version of the F-35. Photo by Michael D. Jackson.
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